Meet the team

• Managing Editor

Áine leads the programme’s content development team, overseeing the commissioning and production of a wide range of educational and creative projects, from articles and guides, animations and infographics, to comprehensive e-learning courses, as well as supporting the programme’s communications activity. Áine brings two decades of editorial experience to the team, having previously worked as managing editor on several business-sector magazines and websites.

• Programme Manager

Alison leads the team in the delivery of key objectives in genomics education for HEE. During her 25-year NHS career, Alison has worked across a range of healthcare organisations in both acute and primary care sectors and at national, regional and local level in the field of health education and workforce transformation. In 2009, she joined the West Midlands Strategic Health Authority to lead on a strategy to embed technology-enhanced learning across the region. Alison later led the award-winning ‘Come Back to Nursing’ campaign to encourage former nurses back to the profession.

• Editor

Amelia manages the production of a variety of educational resources for the programme, with a particular focus on multimedia content. An editor and producer by background, she has varied experience of commissioning and developing content for different audiences, and brings a passion for film and animation to the team. Amelia works closely with both external subject matter experts and production companies, as well as in-house educationalists and scientists, to develop online courses, films, animations and other content for a variety of different workforce groups.

• Project administrator

Cassie provides administrative and operational support for the GEP on a job-share basis. Cassie has supported the third sector and social change initiatives for the last seven years in operational support, working with charities and social movements dedicated to mental health, peer support and youth work, sustainable transport, and death, dying and bereavement. Cassie is currently on maternity leave.

• Project Administrator

Charlotte supports operational tasks across the team on a job-share basis, and is responsible for monitoring the financial budget for the programme. Charlotte has more than eight years’ experience of administration, including the Department of Work and Pension’s welfare to work programme, a local authority and now part of the development of the GEP’s groundbreaking work in genomics education and training of our healthcare workforce.

• Project administrator

Claire provides administrative and operational support for the programme on a job-share basis, covering a colleague’s maternity leave. Claire has more than 18 years of financial services and business administration experience within the private sector. She is now extremely proud to be working for the NHS within Health Education England.”

• Senior Education & Development Officer

Ed provides scientific and educational support for the development of resources and works closely with the programme’s educational and content development teams. He also supports the programme with its wider NHS workforce transformation work. Ed has a research background in molecular biology and holds a PhD in DNA damage and repair from the University of Birmingham. During this time, he also gained valuable experience in science communication and public engagement.

• Education Development Lead

Michelle provides educational and clinical expertise through resource production, leading curricula development for specialist workforce training and driving wider NHS workforce transformation in genomics. Michelle has spent more than 15 years in genetics and genomics education, previously working at the NHS National Genetics Education and Development Centre. She has a background in molecular biology and genetic counselling and a PhD in the field of genetics education, and also sits on the council of the British Society for Genetic Medicine.

• Senior Education & Development Officer

Siobhan supports the development and evaluation of educational resources for the programme, providing scientific expertise and analytical skills. She works closely with educational development colleagues, as well as the content development team. Siobhan has a research background in genetics with Master’s degrees from the University of Edinburgh and the University of Kent, and a PhD, ‘Comparative Molecular Characterisation of Inherited Disease Models of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease’, from the University of Nottingham.

• Project Manager

Kathleen project manages a range of initiatives in the programme, most notably the genomics Master’s framework, extracting data and undertaking analysis for various national and regional reports. She works closely with wide networks of stakeholders across the NHS and higher education. Kathleen has worked in the NHS and public health for the past decade.